Word Family Worksheets

● Come face to face with (a: to suddenly meet someone by chance. b: to see or experience a problem for the first time) 

a) As I was going into the restaurant, I came face to face with my ex-husband who was just leaving. 

a) I was walking home and came face to face with a dinosaur, oh no, it was just a babushka! Sorry, my mistake. 

b) It was only after I started working for the charity that I came face to face with poverty. 

● Face facts - to be confronted with the truth

- We need to face facts; we are in the middle of the Atlantic, no food and no help and lots of sharks around. The future for us is bleak! 

● Face it - to accept a fact

- Paul, let's face it! You'll never be a ballerina because you're too fat! 

● Face the consequences - to accept and deal with the results

- Pay your debts now or face the consequences! 

● Face the music - to receive punishment; to accept the unpleasant results of one's actions

- Shit, I burnt down the house and my parents will be back in 5 minutes. Guess it's time to face the music like a man! 

● Face time (a: in prison b:(noun)time spent in a face-to-face meeting with someone) 

a) You could face a long time in prison for committing murder. 

b) He hoped to get more face time with the president. 

● Face up to - to accept that a difficult situation exists

- You are adopted! You will have to face up to the truth someday! 

- Don't let those boys bully you. Face (stand) up to them! 

● Face with/to be faced with - to be confronted with

- We are faced with many problems in today's world and we need to solve them!